The Volokh Conspiracy
This blawg covers and debates news and political issues.
Author: The blawg's founder is Eugene Volokh (a professor at the University of California-Los Angeles School of Law). Other contributors: Dale Carpenter of the University of Minnesota; David Kopel, research director for the Independence Institute; David Bernstein, Ilya Somin, Todd J. Zywicki and Tyler Cowen of George Mason University; David Post of Temple University (who also contributes to ICANN Watch); Erik Jaffe, a Washington, D.C., solo; Jim Lindgren of Northwestern University, Jonathan Adler of Case Western Reserve University (who also contributes to Bench Memos); Orin Kerr of George Washington University, who also contributes to Convictions; Randy Barnett of Georgetown University; Russell Korobkin of UCLA; Stuart Benjamin of Duke University; and Eugene Volokh's brother Sasha Volokh, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center.
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Recent Posts from The Volokh Conspiracy
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John McCain as Gandalf?
Victor Davis Hanson makes some reasonable points in his op ed urging conservatives not to "jump ship" on John McCain. On balance, I think McCain isn't nearly as good as...
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Closed-End Funds and Panic Selling:
I posted a few days ago about the crazy action in closed-end mutual funds. At the end of the week, the action got even crazier. As of market close on Friday,...
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Exploiting Crises to Expand Government and Curtail Civil and Economic Liberties:
In a recent post, co-blogger Eric Posner writes that:...
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Fear Itself.
Many commentators have argued that the Bush administration’s response to 9/11 was driven by fear. They were never precise about what they meant, but a number of interpretations suggested themselves. (1)...
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Thousands of Felons on Florida Voter Rolls:
Under Florida law, individuals convicted of felonies lose their right to vote, at least temporarily. (Some felons are eligible to have their vote restored upon release from prison.) Yet while many...
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Jews and Abortion:
My father tells me that he has quite a few Jewish friends in their 60s and 70s who tell him that they would vote for McCain over Obama but for the...
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Overnight Stock Index Futures Up Sharply Early Sunday Evening.
Several times last week, overnight Dow Jones stock index futures were up 100-200 points, only to collapse the next day, when the US markets actually opened, finishing down substantially....
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Palin Must Keep Private E-Mails:
An Alaska judge has issued an order requiring Gov. Palin to preserve e-mails from private e-mail accounts (including the one that was hacked) which she used to conduct state business....
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20 Reasons Why You’re Not Rich.
Over at the Street.com, Jeffrey Strain has added 10 more reasons why you’re not rich to a list he published last year. Here were the 10 original reasons:...
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The Rise of the Machines:
A bit over-the-top, but Richard Dooling's essay in today's NY Times ("The Rise of the Machines") has some ring of truth to it, to my eyes. It blames the financial...